The Cardiff Times

CLERGYMAN'S GROSS OFFENCE. I Respondent in Divorce Case. The Court of Session, Kdiaburgb, on Tuesday, had before it an appeal by the respondeat in an Motion in which a Rosa-shire postman sought a "ivorce from his wife on the ground of adultery With an English Presbyterian clergyman, whose fcaaie did not transpire. The clergyman officiated at the marriage of the parties in Glasgow, and it was alleged 011 the llilzht before the marriage he stayed with the Respondent at an hotel, and on the day following 1 aiarriage committed adultery with her hS naoth»r hotel. It was also shown that they com- municated with each other in cypher, and it was ^>ited that some of the letters were of a disgust- II! character Lord Low granted the petitioner a divorce, respondeat appealed. Yesterday, however, aen the cane was called respondent did not -PPW, and the appeal was dismissed.

SIR JOHN GORST TO VISIT THE RHONDDA. i&ocday'Bmeeting at Porth of the Rhondda Sin 8 M'Dera" Federation Mr D. Watts- „ stated that Sir John Gorat would address 11. t0 held at 4 o'clock on Saturday, nnr> iust., at the Theatre Royal. Touvpandv, the *?8pices of the Rhondda District of toitu 1 era^J0D' w^en a isolation would be sub- owf at.rongly protesting against the proposed ijn»iff. *° fiscal policy of the country, out- !J!bD8d bJ the Tariff Reform lieague. Sir Alfred liicH-^r woala also speak, and Alderman I*wis, J.P would preside.

r— { •aaplovam Cripcs and Henry Shuter, contractor's f kloti svere Beiiously injured in au explo- notne j,? Chatham Dockyard yesterday during of^nK operations on the new dock works. *hen th»ll*,ar«e3 apparently missed fire, but j tor th. went to remove the detona 0 **P.o<» laenly went off.

CARDIFF COLOURED MEN. I Publie-House Opened. 1 The Rev, J. Hervey Bondier, who daring his connection with St, Mary's Church, Cardiff founded the CoJonred Men's Association, opened on Monday a Dubiic-hor.se in Maria-street on the lines of the hostelry inaugurated on Saturdav in Iloath. Tfao Jolly bailor will supply the u coloured fraternity, of whom about 250 belong to he association, with a much needed meeting place, where they can refresh both body and mind. Prior to the opening a. brief servico was held in St. Mary s Church, where the Rev. G. Heaton preached an appropriate sermon. The Jolly Sailor, in the absence of the Mayor, was iortnally opened by Mrs Fletcher, a lady who has taken mnch interest in the welfare of the men. The Rev. J. H. Boudier, who is very popular with the darkies, afterwards gave a lTief address, and mentioned incidentally that this tyne of public-house recei/ed the hearty sup- x>ort of the Bishop of Llandaff and Lord Tre- Dart of the Bishop of Llandaff and Lord Tre- degar. t

MACHINERY ACCIDENT. Tandu Coal-Washer's Death. Ou Tuesday between 10.30 and 11, at the I Ballast Pit, Tondu, an accident occurred by which I a single man named William Pointer, aged 38, lost his life. Deceased, who was foreman' mechanic, was engaged at the coal washer, and as there was no one working with him at the time the exact cause of the accident cannot be stated. It is coniectnred, however, that tha poor fellow's clothes got entangled in thq machine, and he was drawn tinder the elevator* Deceased was the sole support of his mother and resided with her at Evanstowo.

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| THE ANTHRACITE DISTRICT. Disputes and Stoppages. At the monthly tieJpgate meeting of the Anthracite Minora' Association, held on Satur- day at the Bush Hotel, Swansea, Mr E. Morgan presided, aud was supported by Messrs J. D. Mor- sran (agent), D. Morgans (secretary), and J. Mor- gati (treasurer). Reports on the position of affairs at the anthracite collieries showed that at Hendreladia there is a dispute as to tivo items on the price list. The company claim a rednc- tion for cutting over height at stalls for glass lamps, formerly supplied gratis, the men are neired to pay 6d per glass underground labourers, hitherto paid 5s 6d, aro asked to accept 38 4d, 39 2d, and 33 per turn. It ha3 been arranged that these matters be referred for settlement to Mr Watts Morgan on behalf of the men and Mr Wales on behalf of tho owners, and it is expsoted that a settlement will be arrived at in the course of this week. The miners at Ystradowen are on strike for the ninth wed., but there is hops of a. restart. To-day Mr J. D. Morgan will attend a general meeting of the men, aud it is hoped that satisfactory terms will be arranged. The notices to 500 miners at Seven Sisters, Dnlais Valley, due to bad trade, terminated on Satur- day. The notices to the miners at Pontlash also terminated on Saturday. Tha notices were presented by tho company to do away with the custom of usiug naked oil lights. The meeting left the questio/i of settlement in the hands of the agent. The stokera' notices at Newpitt, Gvvauncaegurwen, expired on Saturday, tho stokers demanding au eight-hours shift and ad- vance of wages. These uotices were presented without the consent of the association or com- mittee. Five hundred miners are thrown out of work this morning.

NEATH MAGISTRATES' DECISION, An Appeal. Mr R. Richards, Llanelly, presided at the Western miners' monthly delegate meeting held at Swansea. on Saturday. It was decided to give instractious to appeal against the decision of Neath magistrates in the case brought by the Main Colliery Co. against their workmen for leaving work before time, and that the Central Kxecntive be communicated with upon the matter. Referring to the conditions now pre- vailing in the district, he condemned the action of owners who desired to get new price lists keeping their pits partly idle to enable them to get any teems they thought lit.

THE HIRWAIN DISPUTE. Another Attempt at Settlement. On Friday afternoon, at the request of certain tradesmen in Hirwain,the cryer convened a public meeting of the workmen now on strike to consider certain proposals. There was a. fair attendance of workmen, and it was sug- gested to them by some of tb3 tradesmen present that they should take steps to appoint a deputa- tion from amongst themselves to wait upon Sir William Thomas Lewis, agent to tho Mar- quis of Bute. asking him to reopen the collieries, it was urged upon them that it was perfectly clear that iiir William had decided upon ignoring the Federation m the matter, and that as there was no possible chance of haviug the collieries reopened through the Federation, or by means of the Conciliation Board, the men should take steps to appoint an official deputa- t tion to see Sir William Thomas Lewis. It was I pointed out that hitherto the deputations which j had waited upon Sir William had not been 1 officially appointed by the men, and therefore had no authority to come to any settlement, ana that this had been indeed the whole cause of tbe failure to resume work. If the workmen naa appointed some from amongst themselves to see the baronet such a deputation would have tee authority of the rasa behind it, and a. settlement j might be arrived at. The matter was informally discussed, but the men pointed out that they were pledged by reso- lutions already passed to adhere to the Federa- tion policy, and ultimately the men withdrew m a body, declining to discuss the nsa"«r farther. The tradesmen remaining then held a meeting of their own, Mr T. G. Evans, grocer, Hirwain, occupying the chair. A long discussion ensued as to whether tbe tradesmen could not do some- thing to bring about the resumption of work at the collieries. Eventually a deputation of trades- men VM appointed to Bee Sir William, with a view to possibly discussing the whole matter. Arrangements were made to communicate this fact to Sir William. Our Aberdare correspondent learnt that the instruction given to the management at Hirwain were dehnite, and that all the man except pump- man were to be paid o2 on Saturday nigbt on the termination of their month's notice.

CWMNEOL COLLIERY STOPPED. Sanguine Hopes of a Restart. On Saturday the men, 500 in number, at tha i Cwoinool Collieries, Aberdare Valley, owned by the Powell Dnffryn Company, brought out their tools on the termination of noticas. There is no I dispute as to price?. The notices were served by tho ownem because the colliery did not pay. 0,0.\ Saturday, however, the men asked Mr E. M. Hann, J.P.. the general manager, to meet a deputation, and he readily consented to do bo. Mr Hann told i the men that they bad refused to work the place as the owners wished tliem to, and instanced among I other matters theii insistence that only one roan i should work in each working place. The coal wa" i in consequence crushed to an enormous extent as one man could not bring it down fast enough The deputation denied having received instruc- tions horn the committee, but Mr Hann replied that, whether it was due to the action of the committee or not be had proof that men earning excellent wages had been interfered with by fellovv workmen, and had been really compelled to leave the coliiery. What was the use of the company endeavouring to carry on the work when the men did everything possible to atop i. the colliery paying? The company had no sugges- I tion to offer they did not wish, and did not ask for any reduction m wages. The men have since ottered to work two men in a stall wher- ever practicable. Mr Hann, when seen bv our correspondent, said the offer was by no means satisfactory, for the words wherever practicable" WOnld lead to contjnnal disputes and difficulties, and a3 they did not make any suggestion with regard to other complaints, he did not think at present that there was any hope of thecolliery restarting. A mass meeting of the men was held at Ysgold-faron,Aberaman, on Monday. The pro- ceeaioR8 were conducted in private but our repre- sentative was informed at the close that a. lengthy discuseion took place with reference to the com- plaiuts made by Mr Hann to the deputation which waited upon hitn last week. Several speakers very strongly protested against the sug- gestion of Mr Hann that the committee of the colliery bad been trying to make it as difficult as possible to vvork thecolliery. On the othor band, it was admitted that better work might be done by some of the men. A message was sent to Mr Hann asking bim to done by eome of the men. A message was sent to Mr Hann asking him to meet a deputation on Monday evening, but he was from home and the date of bis return is un, I certain. The deputation appointed on Monday morning interviewed Mr Hann on Tuesday night. They were able to give an undertaking that the work would in future, if he consented to reopen the colliery, be carried on as the management wished it to bo carried on, aud that two men would be allowed to work in each stall. Mr Sann dealt with varions other complaints, especially as to the irregularity with which tbe men worked, and he required some guarantee if he got the direc- tors' permission to restart that such irregularity would not occur again. The deputation, while pointing out that they could not give anything in the nature of a guarantee, as they had no control over individuals, promised to do every- thing in their power and in the power of the committee to ensure regular working, and to urge all the men to loyally support the manage- ment in this matter. Mr Hann nttimatelly I promised to lay the views of the deputation beforo the directors, it being understood that he was favourable to a restart, and to give t)ie men a definite reply on Friday. Cefn Slip Colliery. Theanearsof pay, viz., between three and four weeks wages, due to the workmen at the above colliery since October last, were at Jast paid on Saturday, fivety man has had every penny due I to him—some families receiving between JE20 and £ 30. Pontypool Compensation Appeal. I Councillor ,v. C. Watkins presided at tbe monthly meeting of the Eastern Valleys (Mon- mouthshire) miners held at the Waverley Tem- perance Sotel, Pontypool, on Saturday evening, The Agent (Mr James Winstone) reported upon ¡ the work done by the Executive Council during tbe month, and stated that it had been decided to make a 6d levy in order to torm an out-of-work fund. The Council had drawn up a scheme, which would be submitted to the various lodges for ap prova). Mr Winstone said he had dealt with I several questions at Vipond's Colliery, which bad been satisfactorily settled, including a few com- pensatioa cases. It was uuanimously resolved to grant strike pay to one of the men connected with a dispute ac this colliery. He congratulated the district upon having won their case Edwards and Hvett v. Guest, Keen and Company, in the uourt of Appeal, which was a decision given by his Honour JUd;(8 Owen that the workmen had a right to appear before hia Honour before going before a medical referee. The employers had ap- pealed against Judge Owen, but his decision had been upheld. Mr Winstone explained that tie was dealing with the price list for the coal and clay level at Cwmbran Colliery, and be hoped to be able to effect a satisfactory arrangement j within the course of the next wdek or two. Filling Dirty Coal at Tredegar At a meeting of colliers bold at Tredegar on Friday night, the chairman (Mr W. Morgan) intimated that Mr TalJis, the general colliery manager, bad uent a request to the men to assist him in securing cleaner filling of coal. He said that compiMnts were continually coming ia that coal was being sent ont more dirty at tbe 1 present time than ever before, and the reputa- tion of the men was snffering in consequence. A workman called attention to the quantity of 3lag sent oot by the company in the workmen's house coal. Thay weia aware that tbe answer of the management wou'd be that the men should fill the coal cleaner, but they had a aood reply j to that complaint when the time arrived. The ( matter was referred to the General Committee. 1

RHONDDA FEDERATIONS. Out-of-Work Fund and Housing Problem The monthly meeting of the Rhondda (No. 1) { District of the Miners' Federation was held at I tbe lmperial Hotel, I?ortbf oa Monday.- Mr P.

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BLAINA WORKMEN GIVE NOTICE. At the monthly meeting of the Blaina district, South Wales Miners' Federation, on Monday, Mr George Lewis presiding, it was resolved to run two candidtaea for ejectIon to the Monmouth- shire County Council and two for seats on the District Council. The auditors reported upon their examination of the accounts for 1903, and complimented the secretary (Mr P. P. front upon the way in which the books bad been kept. The value of the funds at the end of the year was given as £3,012, an increase on the year's working of £318, which was considered highly satisfactory in view of the fact that upwards of £ 2,300 had been paid to men out of work. The agent (Mr J. Manning) referred to the stopping of coHieries 1 in different parts of the coalfield, and remarked that there were rumours circulating locally that something of the kind might take place at Blaina. He urged the workmen to do all they could to prevent any stoppage so far as they were concerned. It was decided to ask the lodges to arrange a mass meet- ing to discuss the situation. On Monday morning notices were given by the 35 workmen employed at Messrs Banks' New- port Red Ash Level, Blaina, to terminate con- racts in a month pending settlement of their tlaim for an allowance of 6d per ton cu account I of thestiffnesa of tho coal.

LORD PEEL'S SUCCESSOR. The Wage Demands- Mr D Watts Morgan, speaking at the meeting of the Rhondda District of Miners, said tho resignation by Lord Peel of the independent chairmanship of the Conciliation Board was an almost irreparable loss to employers and work- men alike. The members of the board could not feel too grateful for the inestimable services which he had rendered during a very trying time, (Hear. hear.) Lord Peel bsgan bis work at a time when it would have been very difficult even for a perfect man to, as it were, bland both sides to carrv on the work in such a way as to I give satisfaction to an, At Saturday's meeting of the board six gentlemen— whose names were not intended to be published WHO nominated for the office, and eventually the employers accepted cne of the three nominated by the workmen's representatives, viz., Lord Goschen. If he ac- representatives, viz., Lord Goschen. If he ac- cepted the invitation to bs given him the district could feel thoroughly satisfied, for his Lordship j would be able to follow the intricacies of the I trade. (Hear, hear.) The employers were ansiotts on Saturday to fill the gap, and pointed I out there was a purpose in view in doing so. Mr Brace was instructed to inquire whether that purpose was to make an application for a redac- tion. and the employers repJied that they had decided that morning to apply for a. redaction, They were then told that the workmen's repre- j sentatives had also decided to make an applies- tion for an advanco. but that they were prepared to waive their demand if the employers were willing to drop the!? application. If each side persisted in its demand 'ho two sides would noi he able to agree at the meeting on the 14th inst. TieEo was a. remote possibility of the employers agreeing to wthdraw at that mooting, brst he qnest'ored whether either side would be able to do so after the meeting. The Iosutt woald be that the independent chairman wonld have to be called in, and the workmen'^ representatives fait that he should not be called upon daring thefusli three otoliths of his office. There api3ea-*ed to be j no way to avoid tbe two applications being made, and they wonld therefore be pressed for- ward.

TREOEGAR DISTRICT DISPUTES. I At the monthly meeting of the Tredegar Dis- trict of the Federation at Blackwood on Monday, Mr L. Holioway presiding, Mr A. Onions (agent) expressed regret that in tbe matter of the Risca dispute the summonses issued by the company against the men and by the men against the I company had both been decided in favour of the I coropanytiy the Abercarn Bench, Several other < disputes at Rises. bad been Ilmicably settled. with the exception of a. price list for the seam up the drift, which would be proceeded with shortly. Disputes at Bedwellty and Tytrist Collieries. Tredegar, had been dealt with, aud he was now dealing with a dispute of tho tradesmen at Tredegar lron Works.

CAERPHILLY. The monthly meeting of the East Glamorgan Miners' Association was beld at Caerphilly on Saturdav. Mr Wm. Morgan, Nelson, presided. The auditor, Mr Samuel Jackson, stated that the deposit account of the district amounted to £806. The secretary reported that proceedings will be instituted against the Universal Collieries Co. in consequence of the manager's refusal to re- instate Thomas Edgar, who had been idle through, an acci ieut some time ago in thecolliery. Messrs Wm Thomas and H. Jenkins were again deputed ] to further interview the members of the Executive « Couucil of the South Wales Miners' Federation in respect to managers' objections to check- weighers accompanying the workmen's deputa- « tious to discuss disputes at collieries. Mr Lewis Miles aud Mr H. Jenkins reported that an arrangement had been made with the manage- 1 ment of the Rudry Colliery to work on the daily: contract system, pending a settlement of the allowance dispute on tbe Big Reek seam. The j monthly contributions amounted to £102. j

DEDUCTIONS FROM WAGES. j Test Case by the Federation. j We understand that an action of considerable | importance to the members of the South i Wales Miners' Federation and coliiery owners will at an early date be heard in the High Coirt in order to test tha legality of the steps taken by colliery owners in deducting from the wages of their workmen i sums which they recover in the police conrts by J way of damages for Breaches of contract. From: time to time the fact that this has been done > has given rise to a great deal of dissatisfaction j and resentment amongst the men affected, and also led to a temporary stoppage of collieries.. No deductions can be made from wages unless they are specified in the Truck Act, and it is 1 contended on behalf of the Federation that de- j ductions so made constitute breaches of the Act. X'he matter has been taken up by the South 1 Wales Miners' Fedetationr and proceedings j against a certain colliery company have been instituted.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT LEGAL POINT.! Workmen's Coal Must be Weighed, j At the Aberdare Police Court on Tuesday a somewhat important question for colliery owners j who under the Dresent agreement supply their I workmen with a certain amount ot coal monthly as part of their wages was heard. The inspector j of weights and measures (Mr Wilson) summoned the Cwmaman Coal Company, for whom Mr C. j liensbole appeared, for two offences in that they | sold coal otherwise than by weight, and also that they sold a quantity of coal which was more than j 2ewt. without delivering with it a ticket showing the weight. The facts were not disputed. Mr Kenshole said that in September last no doubt Inspector Wilson wrote Mr Heppell pointing out that the practice was illegal. To that letter Mr Heppell replied stating that the transaction was 1 not a sale, and that the Act did not apply. They did not supply the coal by weight, but ? tram a month was given their workmen as part ) wages at very low price. Aa Inspector Wilson bad not replied in any way to that letter, Mr Heppell was strengthened in his opinion, and aauumed that the inspector acquiesced in tha* view. When, however, Mr Heppell consulted him (Mr Kenshole) he advised him that he was under a wrong impression, and that the coal must be weighed, and Mr Heppell was now making arrangements to have the coal weighed j at Aberaman. The Stipendiary said it was a pity Mr IIepneH had not consulted Mr Kenshole before. Mr Kenshole pointed ont that the company did not benefit in the lea3t by tha practice. As tbey bad already heard, ton tons were sent in a truck for tsn men, and that was the amount the j men were entitled to. The Stipendiary eaid no doubt the practice was illegal, and if they had a dishonest haulier he might deliver one man 15 cwt. ar.d another 23 cwt. A fine of 10s and costs was imposed. was imposed.

BREACH OF REGULATIONS. At Tredegar Police Court on Tuesday (before Mr E. Jones-Williams and others) John Williams, collier, was summoned bv the Tredegar Company for not properly epragging his working place at No. 1 Pochin Colliery. Mr R. H. Spencer. Trede- gar, was for the prosecution, and Mr T. S. Edwarda (with whom was Mr A. Onions, C.C.) was for the defence. Mr T. Reynolds, manager of the colliery, said the colliery was worked with locked lamps and there were 1,250 men in the pit. His attention was called to a "betJ" in the rocfof defendant's working place, and he ordered him to put a nort under it. He neglected t to do it. Defendant gave as an exenae for not putting up a post that he was upset by the death of a friend in the colliery the previous day. It was admitted by the prosecution that the ordin- ) ary spragging of defendant's working place was properly attended tc. and he was not working under the bell." Mr Edwards said the offence was due to a lapse of memory. He was fined 20a and 209 costs, or 14 days' imprisonment in Division II.

CONTRACTING-QUT. Talywarn Colliers' Meeting. A meeting of the workmen of tbe British Top í Pits, Talywain, was held on Monday night (Mr James Winstone, miners' agent, presiding), to I reconsider their decision in favour of the employers' Permanent Fund scheme. The Chair- mau stated that at tho Cardiff conference he i found their colliery was the only one in the dis- trict which had decided to contract oat of the Workmen's Compensation Act. Mr James Man- j ning, miners' agent, Blaina, said colliers had long agitated for compensation for injury to life j and limb, and people who did not now come under the Act were crying out for it to be extended to them. He quoted figures to ahow that the Act was 50 per cent. better than the scheme. Mr Alfred Evans, miners' agent, Tre- degar, a member of the snb-committpe appointed by the Central Executive to go fully into tbe question, stated in contracting out they went against the Act of 1880, the Compensation Act of 1897, and also against common law. He was sur, prised that at the end of five and half years- experience of the contracting-out scheme they were prepared to adhere to it. Employers' I liability legislation was designed to reduce acci- dents. Under the contracting out scheme employers paid 4d per week per work man, no matter whether the management was good or bad, but if they desired to insure their workmen the insurance companies wanted to know how many accidents hai occurred daring the last few years, and the premium was fixed accordingly. The feeling of the meeting was that the workmen should be re-ballotteti on the qjea- i tion. I

HETTY PIT DISPUTE. Renewed Effort to Settle. j A meeting of the .nen ot tho Hetty Pit, to- ] gather with those irfiployed by the Ko. 2 and Tymawr Collieries, was beld on Tuesday night at the Workmen's Hall, Hopifinsfown, to further j consider the dispute at the Hetty Pit. A depu- j tation was appointed to wait on Mr Hugh Bram- well, agent to the Great Western Jolliery Com- pany. with a view to making another effort to effect a settlement. The secretary was instructed ¡ to write to Mr Bramwoll asking him to fix a date i for the interview. J

SWANSEA'S ESTATE. Prospecting on Town Hi IF. French inquirers were at Swansea on Wednes- day with the object of prospecting on the Town Hill nroperty of the Swansea Corporation, of which AldermanW. Evans bas the mineral rights. If their report is favourable-and it is believed it will be-they will probably advise their princi- pals to acquiro Mr Evans's rights and proceed with the sinking of pits for the development of the mineral resources of the property. Echo of Abercynon Dispute. At the Mountain Ash Police Court on Wed- nesday (before Mr T. Marchant Williams, stipendiary) three more of the late employees of Messrs Guest, Keen and Company at the Car- difx-Dowlais Navigation Colliery, Abercynon, were summoned for absenting themselves from work in July last and refusing to do certain work. Mr W. Kenshole prosecuted They were each ordered to pay the amount claimed (ranging from .£3 to £5) with costs. Treharris Men and Contracting Out. The Treharris miners balloted on Tuesday on Compeasation Act v. renewal of contracting oat scheme, with the following result: For the Com- pensation Act, 1,146; new scheme, 237 spoilt votes, 7.

ILLNESS OF MABON. Miners' Practical Sympathy- Mr W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), was unable to attend the meeting of the Ilhondda district of the Federation owmg to his illness. Mr Watts ) Morgan said Ma.bon had been connected with the district over 25 years. They should pasaaj resolution of sympathy with him. Several delegates epoke in ey«r.pathet;c terms of the' hon. member, and emphasised tbe great 6er- vices be had rendered to the district, and to the coalfield generally. A resolution expressing sympathy with the hou. member was carried with acclamation, and the various lodges were recommended t £ pass similar resolutions and forward them direct to Mr Abraham. Mr Watts Morgan stated that Mabon's medical attendants were strongly of opinion he should abstain from taking any part in pablic work until the middle or the end of March. A reso- lution was unanimously carried relieving him 01 all responsibility in connection with his work in the district for such period as bia medical attendant may deem advisable.

MOTOilCARSATNEWPORT, I I The If London Gazette" of Tuesday night 1 contains a notice nnder tbe Motor Car Act, 1904, that the Council of tbe borough of Nawport h&ve made application to the Local Government Board for a regoiation to limit the speed of motor c»r3 to 10 miles per hour, aud that objections to the making of any sncb regulation may be sent in writing to the Local Government Board at their office at Whitehall, Loudon, on or before the 19th day of February, 1904 a copy of any such objection to be sent at the same time by the objector to the Council of the borough, addressed to the town clera.

.-JMJ." liiWWWMBt J Tbe steamer Appledore, 2,478 tons register, owned by Messrs W. J. Tatem and Co., Cardiff. which grounded near the entrance to Penarth 1, Dock on Saturday morning, was successfully floated on the eveuing'e tide, and entered Pen- i artb Dock. f

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THE POLICING OF CAERLEON. Mysterious Hinis. j At Caerleon Council meeting on Stoasday night, Mr J. H. Taylor eriticised the refusal of the Moimorithphire Chief Constable to station 1 f'.u a.dditionat constable at CaerIeon laringthe building of the new asyinm. It was, be urged, impossible for the present police, efficient tbough they were, to properly snpervise sach a large arsa. He proposed that tbey make application to the Standing Joint Committee. Mr T. Parry, a member of that committee, eaid he did not think the application woald be successful. Caerleon was, be contended, better policed than any other place in the connty. Mr Taylor pressed his resolution and said the Council coold give evidence of people breaking the law and eacapin? undetected. If they did not pet the protection aaLed for be pro- miaed that things would appear in the pnblic Press as would astonish the county. Another member referred to the extraordinary things that ''i'ere happening in Caerleon; therawere instance* of girls being followed at night by stmage msn. The resclotion was carried.

At the <tnnn»l meeting of Newport Chrysan- themum Society, Mr C. Pearce presiding, Lord Tredegar was re-elected president. Mr Acomb, Lloyds Bank, was elected treasurer, and Mr H. Poole secretary. Mr J. F. JR. Kainforth has offered a challenge cap for competition at the next show, and Mr F. Phiilipa, deputy-mayor, arcnp, in case Dr. Rntherfoord Harris'is won outright.

| ALLEGED BANK ROBBERIES. j Englishmen to be Charged. I Paris, Wednesday.—The Englishmen, Fred Smith, Wilson, Maher (Mahon ?J. and Howard, who were arrested at Bordeaux in December on a charge of being concerned in various bank rob- bene* in France and other conn tries, including j one perpetrated un the National Discount Ban* 1 of France, wiT! be brought before the Ninth Correctional Chamber tor trial to-morrow. Wil. | son, who is alleged to be the leader of tbe gang, [ yesterday made a will leaving all he possesses, I estimated at about JE24,000, to his wife.—Renter.

I Fels-Naptha I Now and then a woman boill her wash her grandmother did. 'I Why don't she wear a poke bonnet; her grandmother did ? I The modern way is to go by I knowledge go by the book. I Fele-N&ptka -39 Wilson street O

Watts-Morgan, referring to the out-of work fund to be raised, said that there were a number of men out of work in tbe western district, and from 700 to 800 in Mr Brace's district, wbo were likely to be thrown idle through failure on the part of owners, as they said, to carry on the col- liery at a protit. They were told that if the men do not grant concessions the colliery would not be kept goiny. If the Federation did' not support men thus thrown out of work it would fail in one of its chief objects. (ilear, hca-r.) Mr Watts-Morgan and the chairman (Mr Thos. Hill, Tylorstown) were appointed to attend the conference of the Federation in London, and to lobby tbe members of the House of Commons in connection with the Mines Act, Trades Disputes Bill, Eight Hours Bank to Bank Bill, and the Compensation Act. Mr Watts-Morgan stated that the "Executive Committee of the district had mapped out five electoral districts in the Rbondda, where they should seek to return Labour representatives on the local public bodies, viz., Porth, Ferudale, I Treorky, Mid-Rhondda, and Ystrad. f Keferrinpr to the housing question, he said the District Council, under the Act of 1890, could not build new bouses unless it demolished I, others, bcit could buiia model lodging-houses. These, however, would not meet the requirements. Under tb9 amenaed Acquisition of Dwellings Act a man desiring to acquire a house had to find a certain amount of money, but the cost was generally prohibitive. Their own district of the Federation could and was prepared to lend money to its members on satisfactory security tinder better conditions than could be obtained nnder the Act. A man must live in the house be built with money obtained under the amended Act. and If be could not continue to do so the District Council were bound to sell the house, una the man wonld only get what was left aftsr capital and interest were Daid. Under these'circum- stances the delegates decided not to approach the District Council upon the matter. As to the Miners' Permanent Relief Fund, Mr Watts Morgan stated that meetings would beheld wherever miners were affiliated to it. On Satur- day night a stormy meeting was held at New- bridge, and despite the fact that all the officials of the coliiery company and the office staff were present the workmen had a good innings, and their I representatives were going there again. In con- sequence of the nature of their coal there were mere fatal and rion-fatal accidents in Sontb Wales than in any other coal district in Great Britain, and it was not fair, not just, or honest to their families that miners should contract ) out of the rights and protection of the Act. {Bear, bear.) I The Ynysfeio Colliery delegate asked whether I a coilier, after filling his day's coal in a stall or heading, could go to rip or make new double part- ings out of his own working place. It was not suggested that a collier doing this deprived any- one else of work. Mr Watts Morgan replied that this kind of work conld not be allowed to go on. (Hear, hear.) It wonld be prejudicial to the best I' interests of the members of the Federation and bring into practice a system which might be det- rimental to the miners in the fntnre. The contributions were JB345 Us; Parlia- mentary levy, JE52 lis 6d out of work fnnd. £68 I; 15s lOd Cardiff Infirmary, JElS 10s 3d total, £ 1,083 8s 7d. A circular was read from Mr T. Richards, gen- eral secretary of the Federation, stating that the levy of 6d per member agreed upon by a confer- ence to relievo the present distress of workmen pending the formation of an out of work fund, should be paid to the central fond with the mem- bers' contributions for this month, and asking the lodge secretaries to charge the levy.